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Airline pilots and their extremely rigorous training

Rathke A few of you may have had the privilege of visiting the flight deck of a commercial airliner, and found yourself fascinated by the myriad levers, buttons, and other mechanisms surrounding the captain and co-pilot. After seeing that instrument panel, have you ever wondered what kind of training a pilot has? Of course, they must have a flight license, but how do you study for it? How long does it take? Are there other requirements along with flight training itself? Here's a quick…

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6 tips for finding cheap airline tickets

Travelers who are passionate about wandering to new destinations often put a hold on their exploration owing to expenses. In order to fulfill all their travel wishes, and to save money for their next trips, they need to cut down flight expenses. If your someone who wants to save on travels, cutting down on flight booking cost is one of the ways to reduce your expenses. Flight tickets costs vary depending on the day of the week, time of the week, and holidays. Follow these simple tricks to…

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Epic EFIS: the modern cockpit's Electronic Flight Information System

ASMR The cockpits of old – with a bewildering multiplicity of levers, buttons and analogue displays – are long gone, phased out beginning in the 1980s in favour of digitised systems known as EFIS, comprising a bewildering multiplicity of liquid-crystal displays along with and joysticks and soft keys to manipulate them. read post

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Standing Tall, Guiding All: A Look at Air-Traffic-Control Towers

Tiia Monto You’ve all no doubt noticed that building, at or near the airport, which resembles a lighthouse. In fact, air-traffic-control towers are lighthouses of a sort, albeit much more sophisticated and with many more functions. But what's inside an air traffic-control tower? Does is have more than one floor inside? Why is it so tall? Are they all the same? Here's a post to clarify a few things about one of the most complex buildings at any airport.read post

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Charlie Leocha October 3, 2010 at 5:22pm

The online sites are revealing taxes and government fees. They can not tell customers the baggage, reservation, and other fees, because the airlines will not release the fees to them. Hard to believe, but true.
Ed Wetschler October 3, 2010 at 5:18pm

Charlie, I haven't booked through Orbitz in several years. As I recall, they were revealing fees anyway, but are they doing so now? Put another way, which sites/airlines that are showing and adding up all the fees at present?
Charlie Leocha October 3, 2010 at 5:07pm

Ed,
We actually ended up with more than 61,000 signatures by the end of the day.
It was a great success. Thanks to the members of this list who passed on the information.
My prediction: Definitely all fees will be spelled out on airline sites in one place. But I think DOT will mandate that the airlines file fees at the same time they file airfares in a manner useable by the GDSs. That will change the way we buy airline tickets.
Ed Wetschler October 3, 2010 at 4:40pm

50,000 Fliers Petition Congress to Spell Out Fees

from AP: "A group of travel executives said it has stirred up plenty of support for a [U.S.] government rule that would require airlines to display extra fees prominently on their websites and in travel reservation systems.

"The Consumer Travel Alliance, Business Travel Coalition and American Society of Travel Agents on Thursday delivered a petition to the Transportation Department with 50,000 signatures from consumers who want airlines to spell out fees more clearly."

Any long-range predictions?
Anil October 2, 2010 at 4:48pm

"Alright, but will it affect prices?"

It is bound to happen. One has to look at route pairs where the two airline were dominant, and see if there is any change ?
David Lawrence October 2, 2010 at 4:08pm

UNITED-CONTINENTAL MERGE: WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST US?
Today's email from United:
1. Merger with Continental will take 12-18 mos. to complete.
2. " For now, it's business as usual. Each airline and frequent flyer program will continue to operate separately. Rest assured, the merger won't affect miles in your account or your elite status."
Alright, but will it affect prices?
Tripatini September 28, 2010 at 5:29pm

Great post on the Southwest/Air Tran merger: click here to check it out!
Charlie Leocha September 27, 2010 at 4:17pm

i am on the conference call right now with Southwest. It looks like a net improvement for the Northeast. SWA will come into DCA, BOS, Newark, LGA with more slots. Destinations should improve dramatically.
Northeast News September 27, 2010 at 3:40pm

This morning's news on Yahoo: Southwest Airlines is being Air Trans. Is this good or bad for the Northeast, where I live?
Charlie Leocha September 22, 2010 at 6:00am

We're thinking about it. Not only are tall people discriminated against, but the elderly who can not lift carry-ons into the overhead bins and normally check baggage are discriminated against, families who need to carry more luggage are discriminated against etc. There have been discussions about this but no good solutions. Lawsuits are only worthwhile if there is a workable solution. Rest assured, it is on the table ... along with privacy, fee transparency, insurance scams, credit card fees, travel taxation without representation, transferability of airline tickets, baggage rules, RFID scanning ... you get the idea.